Senior Underwriting Consultant

1 week ago


Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada Equitable CA Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Underwriting Consultant to join our team at Equitable CA. As a key member of our underwriting team, you will be responsible for assessing life and critical illness products and contributing to specialized projects in both traditional and data-based underwriting.

Key Responsibilities
  • Apply advanced underwriting expertise to assess medical, financial, and non-medical risk factors for affluent and high net worth Canadians.
  • Provide mentorship, training, and co-signing to other underwriters.
  • Maintain a high level of accountability in quality and quantity of work with favorable audit results.
  • Ensure service standards are met independently and collaboratively with other Underwriters to ensure Team success.
  • Provide a first-class client experience.
  • Participate in traditional and data-based projects.
  • Assess claims, rescissions, and reinstatements.
  • Prepare, present, and lead development opportunities for our Distribution partners, colleagues, internal, and external business partners.
  • Comply with legislative requirements, consumer regulation, and reinsurance treaties as they apply to privacy, disclosure, and risk classification.
  • Advocate for the continuous enhancement of the profession of underwriting.
  • Stretch your risk-management skills and contribute to specialized projects in both traditional and data-based underwriting.
Requirements
  • Superior technical knowledge in medical, financial, and non-medical underwriting.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with a proactive mindset.
  • Comfortable in a dynamic work environment with the flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities.
  • Owners' mindset for meeting individual and team goals.
  • Strong reinsurance relationships with excellent negotiation skills.
  • Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
  • Fluency in using data as an underwriting tool or the willingness to learn.
  • Overall curiosity in all that you do.
  • College or University degree or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of demonstrated professional experience as a Life and Critical Illness Underwriter with experience in the affluent and high net worth market.
  • FLMI / FALU / CPU designation(s) or currently working towards them.
  • Commitment to continuous learning and participation in education enhancement to remain current with medical knowledge and industry underwriting trends.
  • Good knowledge of MS Office Suite.
  • Bilingual in English, French, Cantonese, Mandarin is an asset.
What We Offer
  • A healthy work-life balance with employee wellness top of mind.
  • Annual bonus program, annual vacation allowance, and company-paid benefits program.
  • An additional paid volunteer day each year so you can spend time giving back to the community.
  • Immediate enrollment in the company's pension program with employer matching.
  • Employee resource groups that support an inclusive work environment.
  • Tuition support and specialized program assistance.
  • An onsite, full-service cafeteria with a variety of daily options.
  • Discounts on company products and services, and access to exclusive employee perks.
  • Regular EQ Together events focused on company togetherness and collaboration.


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